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Articles for OT CEUs
Maximizing Student Success: How OT Can Address Mental Health Issues for School-Age Children
January 31, 2023
As schools struggle to address the mounting mental health needs of students, occupational therapists are uniquely positioned to provide much-needed support. Read More
Teach Handwriting Using Auditory Feedback
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January 30, 2023
Positive reinforcement is an underused yet highly valuable strategy known to motivate students and expedite the learning process. TAGteach is an acoustic form of positive reinforcement utilized to exp... Read More
Early Intervention and School-Based Pediatrics
The Magic of Mindfulness for Children in Pediatric Occupational Therapy: Four Ways to Introduce Mindfulness to Children
January 24, 2023
The experts at OccupationalTherapy.com discuss ways OTs can introduce mindfulness to children. Read More
Towards A Better Understanding Of Self-Regulation And BEST Strategies In Partnership With Moira Peña Sensory Workshops
January 6, 2023
This webinar will equip participants with a better understanding of self-regulation including the main factors contributing to self-regulation and neurobiological underpinnings of stressed behavior th... Read More
Cognition and Executive Function Early Intervention and School-Based Pediatrics
Interdisciplinary Approach To Stroke Rehabilitation: Outpatient, Home Health, And Community Rehabilitation Phase
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January 6, 2023
The unique relationship between the occupational and physical therapist when treating an acute, subacute, or chronic stroke diagnosis will be distinguished in this two-part series. Part two will focus... Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Gerontology and Aging Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Interdisciplinary Approach To Stroke Rehabilitation: Acute Care And Inpatient Rehabilitation Phase
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January 6, 2023
The unique collaboration and relationship between physical and occupational therapists throughout the evaluation and treatment of acute, subacute, and chronic stroke diagnoses will be analyzed in this... Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Gerontology and Aging Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Animal-Assisted Therapy in OT
January 6, 2023
The experts at OccupationalTherapy.com offer insights into animal-assisted therapy as an OT intervention. Read More
OT’s Role in Improving Patient Care in Minority Populations
December 16, 2022
The experts at OccupationalTherapy.com offer insights into the OT’s role with diverse clients and communities. Read More
Bullying Among Older Adults: Not Just A Playground Problem
December 12, 2022
The definition and incidence of bullying in adult living communities and day centers including what older adult bullying looks like in this population are reviewed in this session. Characteristics of... Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Gerontology and Aging Mental Health, Health and Wellness Professional Issues
Depression After Brain Injury
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December 2, 2022
An overview of the experience of depression after brain injury will be discussed in this course. Specifically, it will describe how depression can impact occupational engagement after brain injury and... Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Mental Health, Health and Wellness Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Using Assistive Technology To Increase Participation In Daily Life Podcast
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November 16, 2022
Technology has changed greatly in the last 20 years, and more assistive technology is available than ever. This podcast will explore how an occupational therapy practitioner evaluates what technology... Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Continued Learning Podcast Early Intervention and School-Based Gerontology and Aging
Mindfulness And Emotional Intelligence
November 10, 2022
Mindfulness can be used in personal and work settings to recenter the body and mind from anxiety and stress into calm. Mindfulness action builds upon one’s emotional intelligence and allows focused,... Read More
Mental Health, Health and Wellness Professional Issues
Making Your Practice Strengths-based Podcast
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November 8, 2022
The occupational therapy profession has long thought itself as being strength-based. But are we? How do we increase our focus on building on people’s strengths without focusing just on their deficit... Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Continued Learning Podcast Professional Issues
Use Of Simulation In Graduate OT Coursework And As A Level I Fieldwork Experience Podcast
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November 4, 2022
The benefits of utilizing simulation to promote clinical reasoning, enhance experiential learning, and as an alternative to a clinic-based Level I fieldwork experience will be discussed in this course... Read More
Continued Learning Podcast Early Intervention and School-Based Professional Issues Simulations
Mental Health First Aid Awareness
October 24, 2022
Mental health literacy is a key component of occupational therapy interventions. The high prevalence of mental disorders increases the likelihood of any of us engaging with someone experiencing mental... Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Mental Health, Health and Wellness
Occupational Therapists Effectively Training Caregivers: Effective Communication And Care For Persons Living With Dementia
October 20, 2022
Education to effectively train families and caregivers to communicate with and care for people challenged with dementia will be provided in this course. The focus is on understanding the abilities and... Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Cognition and Executive Function Gerontology and Aging Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Yoga With People Who Have Neurological Conditions Podcast
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October 18, 2022
Occupational therapy personnel is increasingly using yoga to intervene with the neurological population. This podcast will discuss the evidence behind yoga with this population and provide advice to o... Read More
Continued Learning Podcast Mental Health, Health and Wellness Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Client-Centered Occupational Therapy Pediatric Upper Extremity Treatment To Obtain Outcomes
October 11, 2022
Principles of client-centered care for the pediatric upper extremity patient, considering both the child and their parent, will be discussed in this course. It will discuss how to best involve the fam... Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Pediatrics Review Series: Hand and Upper Extremity
Cerebral Palsy Review: Facilitating Functional Outcomes
October 6, 2022
Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in children, affecting 1-4 out of every 1,000 live births around the world. Current research overwhelmingly supports top-down, function & occupati... Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Early Intervention and School-Based Neurological and Physical Disabilities Pediatrics
Handwriting: It Is A Big Deal
September 28, 2022
The foundations of the upper extremity mobility needed for written communication will be reviewed in this course. Participants will also learn about fine motor and visual-motor skills that support wri... Read More
Early Intervention and School-Based Pediatrics